than

than is on the Basic English 850 List.

test - than - that

than is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

test - than - thank

Pronunciation change

Audio (US) (file)

stressed

enPR: thăn
IPA ^(key): /ðæn/
SAMPA: /D{n/

unstressed

enPR: th(ə)n
IPA ^(key): /ðən/ or /ðn̩/
SAMPA: /D@n/ or /Dn=/
Audio (US), unstressed (file)

Preposition change

Preposition
than

Used to compare two things that are not equal.
The tree is higher than the house.

He is better than me.

It was much better than I'd expected.

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